Have the Sabres ever won the Stanley Cup? Here’s how close they’ve come
Buffalo is trying to do something for the first time.
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No, the Buffalo Sabres have never won the Stanley Cup. But they've come close, and these 2026 NHL playoffs could be the time they finally change that negative history for good. This playoff run is already a first-time-in-a-long-time kind of proceeding.
The Sabres hadn't been in the playoffs at all since 2011. They'd missed 14 consecutive postseasons before this one. They hadn't made the second round in 19 years, but now they've ended that drought, too.
They're trying to keep it rolling and make history for Buffalo, which has also never won a Super Bowl with the Bills (despite those four consecutive appearances with Jim Kelly). MORE: Sabres' anthem singer has a message for the haters How close the Sabres have come to winning the Stanley Cup The two closest Sabres seasons ended in the Stanley Cup Finals: 1975: Loss to the Philadelphia Flyers 1999: Loss to the Dallas Stars That Stars series was defined by Brett Hull's "No Goal" controversy. MORE: Sabres 'blend in well with this city' in Game 1 win over Canadiens 'No Goal' Brett Hull controversy Brett Hull scored the Game 6 goal in triple overtime that gave the Stars the 1999 Stanley Cup over the Sabres.